AGARTALA, May 25 -- Four Tripura police personnel, including an inspector, have been arrested for allegedly siphoning off 245 cough syrup bottles from a contraband consignment that had been seized by the authorities, police said on Monday.

The four have been identified by the police as Inspector Ajit Debbarma, sub-inspectors Rajendra Reang and Sampa Das -- all of them attached to the Teliamura police station -- and assistant sub-inspector Sachindra Debbarma of the state police's Special Branch.

"They were arrested on Sunday and later suspended," superintendent of police (Police Control) and chief public relations officer Rajdeep Deb said. The four were produced before a local court on Monday.

Police said that a patrol team of Teliamura...